Trends in the core literature on tropical medicine: a bibliometric analysis from 1952-2002

Keiser, Jennifer; Utzinger, Jürg

doi:10.1007/s11192-005-0027-3

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“…Although all areas of knowledge have experienced noticeable growth in recent years, diverse studies have drawn attention to the even higher rates reported in scientifi c publications on tropical diseases 11 , particularly leishmaniasis [6][7][8] . Some reasons may include the impulse shown by WHO and the new interest in neglected diseases through initiatives such as the TDR Programme, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases started in the mid-1970s, the changes in global knowledge, and some outstanding developments and papers that have raised interest in research on the topic 12 .…”

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Evolution of coauthorship networks: worldwide scientific production on leishmaniasis

González‐Alcaide

Huamaní

Park³

et al. 2013

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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Introduction: Collaboration is one of the defi ning features of contemporary scientifi c research, and it is particularly important with regard to neglected diseases that primarily affect developing countries. Methods: The present study has identifi ed publications on leishmaniasis in the Medline database from 1945 to 2010, analyzing them according to bibliometric indicators and statistics from social network analysis. Examining aspects such as scientifi c production, diachronic evolution, and collaboration and confi guration of the research groups in the fi eld, we have considered the different types of Leishmania studied and the institutional affi liation and nationality of the authors. Results: Seven-hundred and thirty-fi ve authors participate in 154 prominent research clusters or groups. Although the most predominant and consolidated collaborations are characterized by members from the same country studying the same type of Leishmania, there are also notable links between authors from different countries or who study different clinical strains of the disease. Brazil took the lead in this research, with numerous Brazilian researchers heading different clusters in the center of the collaboration network. Investigators from the USA, India, and European countries, such as France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy, also stand out within the network. Conclusions: Research should be fostered in countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, Sudan, and Ethiopia, where there is a high prevalence of different forms of the disease but limited research development with reference authors integrated into the collaboration networks.

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Evolution of coauthorship networks: worldwide scientific production on leishmaniasis

González‐Alcaide

Huamaní

Park³

et al. 2013

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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“…According to Boreham et al [17], research on Giardia and giardiasis has evolved through three phases: the observational and descriptive approach, the use of quantitative experimental and survey methods, and the use of molecular tools. This study was a purely descriptive analysis of the publications related to Giardia and giardiasis indexed in the PubMed database over four decades, as well as their evolution during this period [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. According to the present study, there has been a steady growth of literature dedicated to Giardia and giardiasis throughout the 40-year period analyzed.…”

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“…Currently, estimates of global and regional productivity of ongoing research on giardiasis may be of interest. There are international bibliometric studies in tropical medicine and/or parasitic diseases [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]; however, these have not focused exactly on the field of giardiasis. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of Giardia and giardiasis research over time, as represented by the quantity of published papers.…”

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A bibliometric study of international scientific productivity in giardiasis covering the period 1971–2010

Escobedo

Arencibia

Vega

et al. 2015

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: Despite years of relative neglect, interest in Giardia infection seems to be recently growing, perhaps in part due to its inclusion into the World Health Organization's Neglected Diseases Initiative since 2004. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of Giardia and giardiasis research over time, as represented by the quantity of published papers. Methodology: Data for this study were collected from the electronic PubMed/Medline database of National Library of Medicine's (NLM), due to it is easily accessibility and wide use. It was accessed online between April and December 2011. Data for the period 1971-2010 were obtained and information was downloaded using the EndNote program developed by Thomson Reuters. Results: During the study period, a total of 6,964 references (articles, reviews, editorials, letter to the editor, etc.) covering different aspects of Giardia and giardiasis were located in the PubMed database after applying the search strategy reported above. Most papers were original articles and published in English. Conclusions: In this first effort to explore the development and research productivity on giardiasis over time (no previously published bibliometric studies on giardiasis exist), two interesting characteristics of the Giardia and giardiasis literature were discovered: the concentration of papers over journals disseminating the research results, and that research in this field is growing and will likely continue to grow in the coming years.

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“…Bibliometric analysis is a common research method which has already been widely applied for the scientific production and research trends in many disciplines of science (Keiser and Utzinger, 2005;Van Raan, 2005;Li et al, 2009;Zhang et al, 2013;Liao and Huang, 2014). The Science Citation Index (SCI), from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Science databases is the most frequently used database (Bayer and Folger, 1966;Ho, 2014).…”

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A bibliometric analysis of scientific trends in phytoplankton research

Wang

Liu

et al. 2015

Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim.

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-We summarize the scientific trends in phytoplankton studies between 1991 and 2013 based on bibliometric analysis. The annual publication output on phytoplankton demonstrated a rapid linear increasing tendency during the past two decades, and its contribution to total scientific articles remained below 10%. Under the context of fast scientific research development, the yearly numbers of dependent publications (in terms of multi-aquatic ecosystems and international collaborations) indicate a linear increasing trend. The variations of keywords associated with research regions are mainly contributed by geographic adjacent countries, which are also generally the top contributors. Various trends of all the keywords relating to research methods, research contents and environmental factors indicate that phytoplankton studies carried out on large scale and long term are showing a significantly ascending trend, while traditional and local scale studies are showing a descending trend.

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Trends in the core literature on tropical medicine: a bibliometric analysis from 1952-2002

Cited by 53 publications

References 22 publications

Evolution of coauthorship networks: worldwide scientific production on leishmaniasis

Evolution of coauthorship networks: worldwide scientific production on leishmaniasis

A bibliometric study of international scientific productivity in giardiasis covering the period 1971–2010

A bibliometric analysis of scientific trends in phytoplankton research

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